BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Disability

Because of any impairment or health problem, do you need the help of other persons with your PERSONAL CARE needs, such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around the house?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,603	189	11.6	9.4-14.2	1,414	88.4	85.8-90.6
GENDER
Male	583	62	10.0	7.1-14.1	521	90.0	85.9-92.9
Female	1,020	127	12.8	9.9-16.5	893	87.2	83.5-90.1
RACE
White	1,225	121	9.8	7.5-12.6	1,104	90.2	87.4-92.5
African American	267	45	17.5	11.8-25.2	222	82.5	74.8-88.2
Asian	7	2	29.0	4.0-80.2	5	71.0	19.8-96.0
Native American	61	15	9.8	5.1-18.2	46	90.2	81.8-94.9
Other Minorities	33	5	15.1	5.0-37.5	28	84.9	62.5-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	29	2	2.0	0.4- 8.3	27	98.0	91.7-99.6
-English Speaking	15	1	3.1	0.4-22.2	14	96.9	77.8-99.6
-Spanish Speaking	14	1	1.5	0.2-10.6	13	98.5	89.4-99.8
Non-Hispanic	1,571	187	11.9	9.7-14.6	1,384	88.1	85.4-90.3
AGE
18-24	40	2	1.1	0.3- 4.7	38	98.9	95.3-99.7
25-34	132	12	9.6	4.3-19.9	120	90.4	80.1-95.7
35-44	221	19	8.2	4.2-15.3	202	91.8	84.7-95.8
45-54	347	45	14.6	9.3-22.4	302	85.4	77.6-90.7
55-64	303	43	12.8	8.6-18.7	260	87.2	81.3-91.4
65-74	274	23	9.5	5.2-16.5	251	90.5	83.5-94.8
75+	276	45	19.0	12.5-28.0	231	81.0	72.0-87.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	414	83	22.6	16.7-29.8	331	77.4	70.2-83.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	466	54	10.3	7.1-14.8	412	89.7	85.2-92.9
Some Post-H.S.	375	33	5.8	3.4- 9.8	342	94.2	90.2-96.6
College Graduate	343	19	6.2	3.2-11.6	324	93.8	88.4-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	338	64	17.0	11.8-23.9	274	83.0	76.1-88.2
$15,000- 24,999	312	35	11.4	6.8-18.6	277	88.6	81.4-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	156	7	6.7	2.4-17.0	149	93.3	83.0-97.6
$35,000- 49,999	150	9	4.7	1.6-12.8	141	95.3	87.2-98.4
$50,000-74,999	128	9	9.5	4.3-19.7	119	90.5	80.3-95.7
$75,000+	94	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	93	99.6	97.4-99.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	112	11	7.6	4.0-14.2	101	92.4	85.8-96.0
Forsyth	110	8	7.2	3.2-15.6	102	92.8	84.4-96.8
Guilford	91	9	8.0	3.9-15.7	82	92.0	84.3-96.1
Henderson/Transylvania	127	7	6.1	2.6-13.6	120	93.9	86.4-97.4
Mecklenburg	87	9	9.5	4.6-18.4	78	90.5	81.6-95.4
Orange	69	7	7.9	3.5-16.6	62	92.1	83.4-96.5
Pitt	97	16	13.5	7.9-22.2	81	86.5	77.8-92.1
Randolph	120	12	7.9	3.9-15.4	108	92.1	84.6-96.1
Robeson	122	27	19.5	12.8-28.4	95	80.5	71.6-87.2
Wake	56	3	5.1	1.4-17.1	53	94.9	82.9-98.6
Western NC	178	23	9.9	6.4-15.1	155	90.1	84.9-93.6
Piedmont NC	216	29	15.2	10.2-21.9	187	84.8	78.1-89.8
Eastern NC	218	28	11.7	7.6-17.4	190	88.3	82.6-92.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,603

189

11.6

9.4-14.2

1,414

88.4

85.8-90.6

GENDER

Male

583

10.0

7.1-14.1

521

90.0

85.9-92.9

Female

1,020

127

12.8

9.9-16.5

893

87.2

83.5-90.1

RACE

White

1,225

121

9.8

7.5-12.6

1,104

90.2

87.4-92.5

African American

267

17.5

11.8-25.2

222

82.5

74.8-88.2

Asian

29.0

4.0-80.2

71.0

19.8-96.0

Native American

9.8

5.1-18.2

90.2

81.8-94.9

Other Minorities

15.1

5.0-37.5

84.9

62.5-95.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.0

0.4- 8.3

98.0

91.7-99.6

-English Speaking

3.1

0.4-22.2

96.9

77.8-99.6

-Spanish Speaking

1.5

0.2-10.6

98.5

89.4-99.8

Non-Hispanic

1,571

187

11.9

9.7-14.6

1,384

88.1

85.4-90.3

AGE

18-24

1.1

0.3- 4.7

98.9

95.3-99.7

25-34

132

9.6

4.3-19.9

120

90.4

80.1-95.7

35-44

221

8.2

4.2-15.3

202

91.8

84.7-95.8

45-54

347

14.6

9.3-22.4

302

85.4

77.6-90.7

55-64

303

12.8

8.6-18.7

260

87.2

81.3-91.4

65-74

274

9.5

5.2-16.5

251

90.5

83.5-94.8

75+

276

19.0

12.5-28.0

231

81.0

72.0-87.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

414

22.6

16.7-29.8

331

77.4

70.2-83.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

466

10.3

7.1-14.8

412

89.7

85.2-92.9

Some Post-H.S.

375

5.8

3.4- 9.8

342

94.2

90.2-96.6

College Graduate

343

6.2

3.2-11.6

324

93.8

88.4-96.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

338

17.0

11.8-23.9

274

83.0

76.1-88.2

$15,000- 24,999

312

11.4

6.8-18.6

277

88.6

81.4-93.2

$25,000- 34,999

156

6.7

2.4-17.0

149

93.3

83.0-97.6

$35,000- 49,999

150

4.7

1.6-12.8

141

95.3

87.2-98.4

$50,000-74,999

128

9.5

4.3-19.7

119

90.5

80.3-95.7

$75,000+

0.4

0.1- 2.6

99.6

97.4-99.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

112

7.6

4.0-14.2

101

92.4

85.8-96.0

Forsyth

110

7.2

3.2-15.6

102

92.8

84.4-96.8

Guilford

8.0

3.9-15.7

92.0

84.3-96.1

Henderson/Transylvania

127

6.1

2.6-13.6

120

93.9

86.4-97.4

Mecklenburg

9.5

4.6-18.4

90.5

81.6-95.4

Orange

7.9

3.5-16.6

92.1

83.4-96.5

Pitt

13.5

7.9-22.2

86.5

77.8-92.1

Randolph

120

7.9

3.9-15.4

108

92.1

84.6-96.1

Robeson

122

19.5

12.8-28.4

80.5

71.6-87.2

Wake

5.1

1.4-17.1

94.9

82.9-98.6

Western NC

178

9.9

6.4-15.1

155

90.1

84.9-93.6

Piedmont NC

216

15.2

10.2-21.9

187

84.8

78.1-89.8

Eastern NC

218

11.7

7.6-17.4

190

88.3

82.6-92.4

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* This question was asked to respondents who reported having any type of disability. See questions 14.1, 14,2 in the core and the questions 1 and 5 in the disability section (page 53) of the BRFSS 2002 questionnaire.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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